title: Current approach in the management of patients with foreign bodies in the maxillofacial region.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to describe and discuss the gamut of current diagnostic and therapeutic modalities regarding impacted foreign bodies in the head and neck region, addressing xeroradiography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, and ultrasonography as diagnostic aids and stressing the importance of a multidisciplinary team in the treatment of such injuries. Considerations are also offered on the different types and forms of presentation of foreign bodies that may be impacted in the maxillofacial region and specific treatment methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thiago
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: de Santana Santos
authors.forename: Rafael Linard
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Avelar
authors.forename: Auremir Rocha
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.forename: Hécio Henrique Araújo
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: de Moraes
authors.forename: Edwaldo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dourado
mesh_terms: D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014986:Xeroradiography